Contains an annotated bibliography of papers, surveys, and reports on tenure in the teaching of English at the college level. (RB)

The theme of these papers is the development of a college or university personnel policy suitable for a time of little or no expansion in student or faculty number and also a time when stability follows a period of rapid growth coupled with considerable change in faculty expectations and governance patterns. The papers deal almost exclusively with…

Some possible permutations of the seniority system are examined in this article in an attempt to disclose better strategies for teacher retrenchment without eroding the quality of education. (DS)

Colleges are emphasizing more what professors do on campus rather than off campus; information gathering in evaluating teacher performance has become less haphazard, more structured, more concerned with student views; and institutions attach far less importance to faculty research and publication. (JD)

Article is a policy statement by the NJEA Delegate Assembly in response to the problem of teachers being let go in New Jersey. (GB)

Discusses 10 cases of nonreappointment of faculty at colleges and universities in the United States. (PG)

Draft statement developed by a joint task force of the National Society of Professors and the National Faculty Association of Community and Junior Colleges in consultation with the NEA office of General Counsel, NEA Higher Education, and NEA Programs for Human and Civil Rights. (Editor/CB)

Untenured college faculty may not have contracts renewed. (HS)

Discusses cases involving the application of the Bill of Rights of the Federal Constitution to State laws relating to untenured teachers. (JF)

This publication summarizes and compares legal provisions covering teacher tenure and contracts for each of the 50 states. The report is organized in three sections. Section 1 presents a summary comparison of the provisions of Washington's teacher contract law with corresponding statutory requirements of the other 49 states. Section 2 identifies…

This survey of faculty tenure and contract systems was conducted during August 1974 as a followup to an earlier Higher Education Panel survey of institutional policies and practices affecting faculty employment. A survey questionnaire mailed to the entire membership of the Higher Education Panel (644 institutions) received a 91 percent response…

This study presents data on full-time faculty appointees at each Hawaiian community college. The material is presented in a series of tables cross-referencing information about each campus, program categories, tenure status, sex, age, education, and salary. Of the 749 appointees, 68 percent are full-time, 2 percent are part-time, and 30 percent…